Beautiful site
Just returned from a 3 night stay. Absolutely beautiful location. If you get the right pitch you also have a beautiful view...but all pitches are great.
Definitely worth a visit and I hope to go back.
Troutbeck Head Club Campsite
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Great site
This is a great site, location and views are lovely, access from main routes easy. The Site Wardens are really helpful and friendly. The site itself is extremely well maintained, both the outside and the facilities, which are spotless. COVID restrictions are well managed and we didn't have to wait. There is a good dog walk directly from site which takes you up into woodland and gives you access into the surrounding area. Definitely a site worth visiting!
Our favourite , however ---
This site has been our favourite for years, however since they have put pods in I fear the worst . It was always a quiet site however we witnessed families in pods playing football outside on the road , the ball running onto other pitches etc ! Nightmare .
The staff are great and will do anything to help but I don't think its going to be easy for them .
Also I don't understand why adjacent w.cs in the toilet blocks are closed , so down to 2 toilets . ( you're not exactly ace to face when you're on the loo . ) . Also all urinals not in use . Pubs still use urinals so don't see why the club can't .
In summary .
The staff are amazing , location is amazing , just think these pods might not be such a good idea . Many service pitches have gone now to make way for them and I can see caravan etiquette not being adhered to .
Hope this does not sound negative . it still is our favourite and we will be back .
Full respect to the hard working , always smiling staff.
Lovely bit noisy
Lovely site and friendly wardens, facilities spotless and very good covid management in place. The only downside is the excessive noise from the activity center next door which continues late into the evening and starts very early on, 7.30 on a Sunday morning. Surely this could be better managed, all day is fine but when it goes on until 2230-2300 that's a bit much.
Handy for a quick weekend break
Stayed for two nights booked after finding "late availability". Site is just off the A66 with none of the winding through India Jonesish narrow roads sometimes found in the Lake District. Site itself is neat and tidy with nice fairly new toilet blocks.
Great wardens again. Were a great help to us and it was really appreciated.
Dog walk is fine but not brilliant, on a positive note the views were lovely.
Covid arrangements were first class and everyone seemed to be playing the game. There were occasional queues but socially distanced and quick moving.
Welcome break
Just returned from 6 nights stay enjoyed the serviced pitch worth the extra cost with covid 19 around
Site as good as ever despite some heavy rain and winds
The walk from the site to dockray is well worth a go lovely views and you go passed a good start off point for fell walks,the royal in dockray well worth a visit for food or just a glass of wine/beer .
Staff doing a good job inthe current climate more than happy with procedures in place to deal with covid restrictions
Happy to return
Pete/Karen
Great location and site layout
This was our first visit here and we enjoyed our 10 days. We were pleased to have booked a non-services pitch, as those seemed to have fewer views. Those near the bottom end of the park and those by the river did get vey wet or flooded, but them we did have much rain in early September. Out pitch was very level and well drained. Phone signal was not great but a walk towards the exit improved this.
We would certainly return.
Beautiful location but need transport for any visits
We stayed here in Aug/ Sep 2020 for 5 nights - one of the few sites in the Lake District with some spaces still available - probably because it is a bit isolated, and you need your car/ transport to visit any attractions (i.e. nothing within walking distance, except neighbouring activity centre).
What we liked: a) beautiful location - you really feel the best of the Lake District all around you; b) good layout with generous sized pitches - site feels small & intimate (despite having over 100 pitches); c) close proximity by car to Keswick, Penrith and Ullswater; d) facilities kept very clean; e) enjoyed short evening walks around the site
What we disliked: a) cannot walk to any activity directly from the site (apart from neighbouring activity centre) - have to use car to go to any village/ town/ pub etc. We tried walking cross country to the Troutbeck Inn which proved to be a disaster (no clear footpaths; boggy/ marshy ground etc.); b) a little overzealous with the Covid-19 restrictions in toilet blocks - only 2 male & 2 female toilets available in each block, despite being protected any way by enclosed toilet & shower cubicles - but I guess the Club does not want to take any risks (health & safety)
We will definitely stay here again, but probably for fewer nights, because we prefer sites where we can leave the campervan parked up and walk directly to local walks, pubs, villages.
A nice site but at the more expensive end of site fees
This site carried a 33% fee premium over sites we had stayed prior in the week, which was surprising. It is a very nice site with modern toilet blocks and good pitch layout. The area by the stream is a little more contained and when you venture into the main part, there is a sense of being on top of one another. Set in spectacular scenery, you will be at the mercy of the weather but if the sun shines then this is a fabulous place to be. It is isolated though with only the (occasionally noisy) Adventure Centre next door. You'll need to drive to access anything.
As others have said the COVID restrictions around toilet block seemed a little more severe than necessary and there were the usual non-compliance issues with wristband management.
Overall worth a return - perhaps only for a couple of nights though. Wardens were really really helpful and visible through the stay
Huw Edwards
Reviewed on 06/09/2020 12:35
Lovely weekend
The check-in was the most professional I have ever experienced and the site is immaculate. The staff were very friendly and helpful and we will certainly visit again. Top marks!
